[OpenID] What are openids weaknesses?

Dave Kearns dkearns at gmail.com
Tue Sep 4 16:46:58 UTC 2007


From: Jack
>
> The way I see it, the big problem with computer cryptography (and
> internet services that rely on it) is that it's harder to understand
> than (say) a padlock, or a buried treasure-chest. It really _is_ harder.
> Giving it a cute name doesn't solve that.
>

Ooh...slippery slope alert!  We aren't talking about "cryptography," but
"identity". Now an identity authentication system may (or may not) make use
of cryptography but it's certainly necessary that there be an
"identifier"....

-dave




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